Science in Latin America [[electronic resource] ] : a history / / edited by Juan José Saldaña, ; translated by Bernabé Madrigal

• Pubblicazione: Austin, : University of Texas Press, c2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (265 p.)
• Disciplina: 509.8
• Soggetto topico: Science - Latin America - History; Science - Social aspects - Latin America
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: SaldañaJuan José
• Note generali: "Originally published as Historia social de las ciencias en América Latina"--T.p. verso.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Contents""; ""INTRODUCTION: The Latin American Scientific Theater (Juan José Saldaña)""; ""CHAPTER 1: Natural History and Herbal Medicine in Sixteenth-century America (Xavier Lozoya)""; ""CHAPTER 2: Science and Public Happiness during the Latin American Enlightenment (Juan José Saldaña)""; ""CHAPTER 3: Modern Scientific Thought in Santa Fe, Quito, and Caracas, 1736-1803 (Luis Carlos Arboleda and Diana Soto Arango)""; ""CHAPTER 4: Scientific Traditions and Enlightenment Expeditions in Eighteenth-century Hispanic America (Antonio Lafuente and Leoncio López-Ocón)"" ; ""CHAPTER 5: Science and Freedom: Science and Technology as a Policy of the New American States (Juan José Saldaña)""""CHAPTER 6: Scientific Medicine and Public Health in Nineteenth-century Latin America (Emilio Quevedo and Francisco Gutiérrez)""; ""CHAPTER 7: Academic Science in Twentieth-century Latin America (Hebe M. C. Vessuri)""; ""CHAPTER 8: Excellence in Twentieth-century Biomedical Science (Marcos Cueto)""; ""CHAPTER 9: International Politics and the Development of the Exact Sciences in Latin America (Regis Cabral)""
• Titolo autorizzato: Science in Latin America
• ISBN: 0-292-79571-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910452227403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II